Vacuum Cleaner Guide - General Floorcare Tips

General Floorcare Tips

General

• Use entrance mats at both front and back doors to prevent mud and dirt being bought into the house on shoes and boots.
• Encourage your family to wear slippers about the house as high grip soles and metal tipped high heel shoes may twist and pull the pile.

Vacuuming

• Before vacuuming, pick up small objects and debris.
• Move all furniture and vacuum entire carpet about once a month.
• Use a stair tool, upholstery nozzle, brush attachment or hand-held cleaner to clean stairs.
• Never vacuum the fringes of valuable or delicate rugs as they may get caught up in the cleaner. Use a hand brush instead.
• How often should you vacuum? Heavy traffic areas should be vacuumed at least twice a week, light traffic areas perhaps only about once a week.
• How many strokes of the vacuum cleaner? Seven strokes for heavy traffic, three to four for light traffic areas.
• Empty the container (if bagless) or change the dustbag as soon as necessary to keep the vacuum cleaners working at its best.
• Check the agitator for snagged hairs or threads which may restrict or reduce the roller action.

Carpets & Rugs

• For easy cleaning, choose a carpet with a built in proprietary stain protector.
• Always fit a good underlay below carpet as it evens out the wear, fills in uneven floors and makes your carpets last longer.
• To minimise the indentations left by heavy furniture, use the edge of a coin to rub up the pile. Protect your floor when moving heavy items by using set of slide-under castors, or on smooth floors, slip an offcut of carpet pile side down under the item to be moved.
• Vacuum a new carpet from day one. It will shed a certain percentage of loose fibres from manufacture and regular vacuuming is the best way to remove it. Do remember to check the dust bag after each session.
• Keep a copy of any floorcare instructions to refer to later, for cleaning and stain removal advice.
• Eventually carpets may need to be shampooed with a multi-purpose machine or shampoo/polisher designed for the job - heavy traffic areas may need to be done twice a year.
• Pet hairs are particularly difficult to remove as they contain natural oil. An upright vacuum cleaner is best for shifting them but also vacuum your pet's favourite spots regularly to prevent the hair becoming embedded in the carpet pile. To neutralise pet odours, use a special carpet pet solution.
• Turn rugs to even out their wear. In rooms with fitted carpet move the furniture around instead.

Hard Flooring

• When polishing a floor, always apply the polish sparingly - a thick application attracts dust and is difficult to buff to a shine.
• Apply only one coat of polish to the entire floor, then apply subsequent coats on high traffic areas only.
• When washing hard flooring, especially tiles, avoid over wetting the floor, as water may seep between the tiles and cause them to lift.

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